The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-14
INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. MONDAY, MARCH II.

heard. but his language would have been. Re-
lease unto US Barrabas; as for this Jesus, let
Him be crucified.'"
Thereupon Mr.. Wilson thus arragned Turpie
as part Of the copperhead conspiracy in Indiana:
''The Senator from Indiana assumes to speak
for the brave men who are fighting under the flag
of the country in the land of the Rebellion. Sir,
that Senator 10 not commissioned to speak for
the men who are fighting the battles OF their
country. That Senator is entitled only to speak
for the men of his State who are now quailng
beneath the whitening scorn and singing re-
Dukes of the gallant men who have made the
battle fields of Kentucky and Tennessee immor.
tai The Senator has the brazen effrontery to
tell the Senate and the country that our brave
soldiers in the field. whose ranks are thinned and
wasted by the storms Of battle and the diseases
of the camp. will oppose this measure to fill their
thin and wasted ranks. His associates denouuce
the provisions of this bill to fill the ranks Of our
armies, but the soldiers of the Republic every
where receive this measure with unbounded
and enthusiastic appreciation. Every mail from
the armies Of the Republic brings the intelli-
gence that our soldiers have received with
thrill OF Joy this great measure Of their country
to nil their war-worn ranks. Our armies in the
East and in the West everywhere received with
enthusiasm the intelligence of the passage of
this bill through the Senate of the United States.
The Senator and his associates may hurl their
maledlctlons at this measure, but the
loyal people of the country and the soldiers in
the field will hail and welcome its passage
through the Congress of the United States. The
world will see in this act the infexible purpose
OF the people OF the United States to pledge ali
they are, and all they hope to be, to the sup
preston of this rebellion and the preservation of
the unity of the North American Republic.
That the Senator from Indiana and the men he
represents should denounce it, is not unexpected
by those of us who know his and their unpatri
otto purposes. Let him and his copperhead as
socates rail- on, but the people will vindicate ev-
cry honest effort to crush out this goddess insur
rection
THE Senator from Indiana repeats again the
charge that Massachusetts, has failed to respond
to the call of the President for volunteers This
is not the first time Massachusetts has been
charged by that Senator with failure to furnish
the men called for by the proclamation of the
President The record shows that the Senator
does not know whereof he af6rms, or that
he willfully persists in stating what is not cor
rect. Massachusetts was called upon last sum-
mer by the President of the United States for
$4,000 men for three years. In response to that
call she has raised and sent into the field IT, 1886
men, being 1896 more than her quota Is that
what the Senator from Indiana means by fail
urel The President of the United States also
called upon Massachusetts, for l9. 600 militia, and
in response to that call she gave the country
19, S06 being SOC more than her full quota Is
that failure2 Is that what the Senator from In
diana means by failuref The Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts, has sent into the field, since the
adjournment OF Congress, in July last, 2,102
more men than the quotas assigned her by the
President of the United States She also sent q
battery of six months men, not included in this
estimate yet that Senator rises here, and again
and again repeats the SANDERS of the copper
heads of his State, who sent HIM here" [Ap-
plause in the galleries.
The Presiding Officer (NIr Foster)-There
must by order in the galleries or they will be
cleared.
VIZ Wilson-These Indiana copperh.ads hiss
their vsnomous ISLANDERS at the Common wealth
of Massachusetts, They assume to arralgn her
fidelity to the country in this great crisis The
Senator from Indiana. tho fit representative OF
these malignant slanderers, would, il he could,
cast stain upon the fame of that ancient and
proud Commonwealth Nothing that the Sena.
| tor can utter will dim the fair fame of Massa
| chusetts Nothing that the Senator can utter
| will reach Massachusetts. No. sir; no. there is
| not strength enough in the arm OF that Senator
| to hur his envenomed shafts far enough to reach
| Massachusetts. her Governor, or her peoples aye,
| or her Representatives in these chambers.
| Massachusetts, her Governor and her Senators
| tco may calmly repose in the abiding confidence
that the vituperatlvo phrases that fall so elibly
| from the lips of that Senator will reach not the
mark at which they are aimed.
| To which Mr.. Turpie made brief reply, oil
| which the following is a specimen:
| mot entitled to speak for the soldier2 / shall
| speak for him-I will speak for him. / know
| nothing about the soldier elsewhere but will
| tell you something about the Western volunteer.
| He hates the secessionlst because he is the enc
| my Of his country; he laughs AT the negro, and
despises the Yankee politician. That is the sen.
timent OF the Western volunteer. Has he no,
abundance of reasons for these sentiments
| Shall they not be spokenq will not 60 so ia,
| as to say that this is the sentiment of the West
ern people. will say that it may be- unless
change of policy is hereafter to be effected
"The Senator says that cannot reach Massa
chusetts. God forbid that ever should reach
| it-that ever should set foot upon its soil.
have no such desire; not the wish; not the in
| tenton. as long as the present DYNASTY of fool.
| controls it's destiny. Concord Lexington ant
Bunker hill. spots once consecrated to liberty
| now the seats of a base faction, which seeks t,
! make vain the sacred blood there she'd"